Stevens's deliberate pacing serves the comedy remarkably well, although the action scenes are blunted by too-careful compositions and artsy cutting.

This is a pretty spiffing adventure yarn, with some classically staged fights, terrific performances.

The knockabout humor keeps the entire story in high spirits even when matters become grim.

This undertaking resembles a frivolous comic strip or a Saturday matinee serial, with carefree, blockheaded protagonists invincibly traipsing through war zones, utterly ignorant of the hazards of the military and political climate.